THE MAGAZINE FOR
NEW TEACHERS
HOT TIPS
TV PROGRAMES
AND SERIES
SYNOPSIS

BOOOK
REVIEW

MUSIC
WHILE
LEARNING
ENGLISH
HOT SPOTS

CHILEAN
SLANG
DICTONARY

INDEX
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
……………………………1
BOOK REVIEW
……………………………2
TV PROGRAME AND SERIES
SYNOPSIS
…………………………3-4
HOT SPOTS
………………………....5-6
HOT TIPS
…………………………..7
HEALTH AND NUTRITION AT SCHOOL
…………………………..8
CHILEAN SLANG DICTIONARY
…………………………..9-10
MUSIC WHILE LEARNING ENGLISH
……………………….11-12

Letters to
The Editor
Dear Editor:
Last week I was at my job
in a Catholic school when I
saw a
teacher that was
Applying for a job at the
school. I, the Headmaster
secretary listened to the
whole conversation between
her, and the headmaster.
She had very good work
references but she was not
catholic, so she was not able
to work at the school. I
thought
that was very
discriminatory, how can a
school
reject
someone
because they do not practice
any religion? Is that fair? I
don’t think so, probably some
schools need to change their
application forms and don’t
care if someone is practice
any religion or not.
Fabiola Vasquez 35 years
old

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Students protest and strikes
Hi inzone! I read the article included in the last
edition about Students protest. I am a young
English teacher and I couldn’t agree more with
the article’s point. We as teachers need to
support our students. They are fighting for
what they think is right but the problem is that
while they are doing this, they are also missing
classes which causes a lot of harm. So the
best way to help our students is support them
by keeping them engaged to our class. If we
make interesting home activities for them or if
we use internet as a mean of communication,
luckily they will continue learning at home
doing funny things.
Loreto Pino M. 25 years old.

Dear inzone director
I am writing this letter to congratulate you for your
amazing job. I have been working in a public high
school for about 20 years. Sometimes I feel like I
am doing the same class every day, after 20 years
my creativity is not that good as it used to be but
the truth is that I love my job and I really hate to
get bored or even worse, I hate being the boring
English teacher but since I first read the magazine
I felt in love with it. You are always giving me tips
and ideas of new class activities. I have tried them
with my students and they seem to be pleased.
Thank you so much.
Felix Rodriguez, 52 years old

BOOK REVIEW
Let’s meet on platform 8.
Teri is a British 30 – something years old
woman who has used the tube everyday
for years and years in order to get to her
job and home, she uses it every single
day, she sees everyday the same boring
faces but she had never spoken to
anyone there until she is knocked off her
feet by Jamie… As a result she suddenly
has a swollen ankle, a useless pair of
tights and a new love. Jamie seems to
be “Mr. Right”, he is kind and charming
but he is also married.
Let’s meet on platform 8 is the first book
by Carole Matthews published. It is the
first of a long and successful list of
romantic comedy novels. Although it was
published in 1997 it is a very up-to date
book. The author describes Teri’s
thoughts and reactions brilliantly and
gives a lot of details about English
culture, which turns out really helpful
because we as English teachers should
teach not only the language but also the
culture, Our students should have a
clear idea of how Great Britain looks,
how people are in there and what kind of
lifestyle they have. Students should get
familiar with British customs or slang so
that they get engaged to the language
because it has become meaningful.

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The book might be consider as the typical
romantic comedy novel but the truth is that
Carole Matthews did a great job while
presenting funny situations, the book is plenty
of joyful moments , specially
Teri’s
embarrassing circumstances that end up being
hilarious. It is advisable to take fragments of
these funny situations and transform them into a
short play in the classroom. Our students will
enjoy it because comedy is the easiest way to
make them act and also is a really funny way to
practice oral skills besides of the fact that the
level of English in the book is not extremely
complicated but it is advanced enough to
become challenging to high school English
learners.
As we can see, inside a trivial but interesting
book we could create many new classroom
activities which remind ourselves that as English
Teachers we always have to be making up
different and entertaining teaching resources
because this is the only way to make students
learn but we also have to realize that is a bless
that English can be such a fun, creative and
interesting subject. This fact is something we
absolutely cannot waste making boring classes.

TV PROGRAMS
Sesame Street: is an
American
children's
television series created
in
1969.
This
programme is world
known
for
their
educational content and
also different
educational techniques
especially for pre-school
students and primary
students.

The program teaches little kids
maths, colours, their ABC,
routines, numbers, it includes
sections that centre on basic
skills, like
crossing s the
street in a safety way, the
importance of the basic
hygiene,
etc
and
also
encourages the children’s to
realize that there are different
kind of people , people with
different sizes and colours and
that there is no a physical
'type' better than the other
because in the programme
you
can
find
different
characters which are from
different countries. It has been
broadcast
to
over
140
countries
including
Chile
under the name of “Plaza
Sesamo”.

Glee:
This is an American music TV
drama programme created by
Ryan Murphy. The first season
was aired in September 2009,
and the third season began in
November 2011. The series
covers a variety of topics such
as homosexuality, bisexuality,
bullying, lost self-esteem,
promiscuity, physical disability,
discrimination, psychological
disorders, and competitiveness

What do we think about kids and television?
Well, television nowadays is a big influence in everybody’s life, specially for little
kids, they watch TV every day, and they learn from what they see. We think that
television sometimes is good, depending of what your little kid, son or daughter is
watching. For example if he or she is watching discovery kids, they will learn
because all of the programs from that channel are specially for toddlers and little
kids and they teach them about friendship, health, etc. so, It is important. But if
toddler or a 7 year old girl or boy is all day watching crime series or violence
series, they will learn from that and they will act the same way that the actors of
that series does. So probably if you want your little kid to watch TV, you must see
what they are watching and teach them that not everything that appears in TV, is
real.
For us teachers TV programs can be very useful to use them in our classes,
specially programs like “Sesame Street” which we can use to tech numbers or
ABC

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HOT SPOTS
“Who hasn’t been to J Cruz.
Has not been to Valparaíso”
Valparaíso- Chile (www.jcruz.cl)
Viña del Mar y Valparaíso (both
located in central Chile
Valparaíso region) are two of the
most touristic cities in Chile.
These cities have lots of very
Typical touristic attractions but
Sometimes it is better to be a
traveler instead of a tourist so
you can find very interesting
places instead of the Typical
attractions.

“J. Cruz” is one of these places that you
don’t know that exist unless a local tells you
about them. It is located at the end of a
blind alley (Condell Street 1644, Valparaiso.
Chile) and its notice says “J. Cruz , Museum
Restaurant” which just leaves you
wondering what does “museum restaurant”
mean but the truth Is that once you get in
there you immediately figure out why it is
called museum. The restaurant is full of
pictures of tourists, firemen and marines
hats, antiques and adornments in general.
The walls are completely covered by short
writings made in several languages by
people that really enjoyed the food showing
their gratitude.

Although J. Cruz just serves one dish it is really delicious. “Chorrillana”
(traditional Porteño dish made of French fries, meat, onions and eggs) is
a dish to share; its size depends on how many people are going to eat. It
is served with “Pebre Picante” (Chilean sauce made of cilantro, onions,
lemon and chili) and “Cerveza Del Puerto” (local beer).
While you are enjoying your meal, the atmosphere is something that
really amuses the customers. There is a man who plays the guitar and
sings traditional Chilean music. (“Valparaíso de mi amor” is the hit) There
are many foreigners from all over the world that usually are young people
that have come to Chile and have made some new friends that
recommended this place because this restaurant represents the soul of
this eccentric port.

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Interested about visiting the south
of CHILE? Well here is a special hot
spot about one of the most touristic places
In the south and in my opinion one of
The most beautiful places in Chile
I'm talking about Pucon.
Pucon is situated about 100 km
To the south east of Temuco and about
780 km of Santiago.
Pucon is a destination were you can really do tourism all year
long, in summer It offers the tourist different kind of Extreme
sports like rafting, backpacking, Waterskiing and the guided
ascents to the Villarica Volcano. And in winter you can do Skiing
In the volcano.
Pucón is not only about adventure tourism or Extreme sports, but
you also have the casino , very Good restaurants, nightclubs,
pubs and excellent hotels Is a good place to go with the family
because you will Never get bored.
“2 years ago, I went to Chile for the
first time. I was fascinated with the
country, the people, and the food. I
start my tour in Santiago, and
finished in Pucon.
I found Pucon one of the most
beautiful places in Chile. You have
everything there, lake, volcanoes,
national parks, and you can do a
lot of activities there. If I have to
recommend a place to go in Chile,
probably will be Pucon”
Joe Hone, 23 years old
Birmingham England.

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HOT TIPS
Sala Andes, Teatro universidad de Concepción and Aula Magna.
Although Concepción doesn’t have as many theatres or places where bands ca
do gigs as Santiago or Viña del Mar. We still have Sala Andes, Teatro Universidad
de Concepción and Aula Magna. There are always shows, plays and movies in
these three theatres. They are the best option in Concepción to go to enjoy
culture for low prizes.
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Here are the events scheduled for the following weeks

HEALTH AND NUTRITION AT
SCHOOL
In the last few years in Chile obesity in kids
from 5 to 17 years old has increased. Over
a 30% of boys and girls in primary school
are obese. What can we do to stop this?
Do we really need more healthy food at
schools, more PE classes or is this a
problem that parents need to take care of
at home and not at school?

We asked Mr. Terrence Martin ,
headmaster of the Wessex School
his opinion about this problem and he
told us, that the main thing that
students can do to avoid obesity is to
start eating in a healthy way. They
need to have more time practicing
sports than watching TV or being at
the computer , and school lunch
should include more healthy food, like
fruits and vegetables. Also he things
that kids should take healthy snacks
to school, and if the school has tuck
shop, they should sell healthy food to
the kids. He said that healthy habits
starts at home, and parents should
encourage their children to have
better life style, and better eating
habits.

Here in Chile you can find more information about health and
nutrition on the website www.eligevivirsano.cl

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CHILEAN SLANG DICTIONARY
Sometimes to know everything that a dictionary has is not enough to
understand a language or in this case Chilean idioms. So that is why we
wanted to add in this magazine, a Chilean slang dictionary called
“CHILENISMOS” we are going to use some of the slangs that are in this
dictionary that you can buy in any book store.
1.-Adónde la viste!
Literally: Where'd you see that?
Implied meaning: No way!, yeah right! (No te creo)
Example: Mi amigo me dice una mentira, yo le digo: ¡Adónde la viste!
2.-Altiro
Literally: Upon throwing
Implied meaning: Immediately (ahora mismo)
Example: Vamos a salir al tiro
4.-Amermelada
Literally: marmalade
Implied meaning: a stupid person (una persona tonta)
Example: Qué amermelada ese chico!
5.-¡Bacán!
Implied Meaning: Ultra cool (muy bueno)
6.-¡Buena onda!
Literally: Good wave!
Implied meaning: Cool, great (un buen tipo de persona)
Example: Ese chico es buena onda.

Music while learning
English
Children learn so fast that they
acquire their native language just by
listening to their parents. Their
brains work so fast that little kids
don’t need to go to any school to
know about grammar or phonetics.
Listening skills are so Important
while learning a new Language thus
music can appear as a funny way To
make non English native speakers
been exposed to this foreign
language.
New researches have shown that
music has a positive influence on
young children’s cognitive skills
such as spatial, reasoning and
memory but it was also
concluded that providing children
with
a
rich
stimulating
environment involving all
their senses, specially audition,
can improve not only children’s
health grown and development
but also their linguistic skills
while learning English as a
foreign or second language.

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One of the most important
things while learning English
is to get exposed to the real
language so a learner will end
up speaking fluently and will
sound natural. The most
common exposure is to travel
abroad and to spend time
talking to natives speakers but
unfortunately in Chile not
many students have the
opportunity
travel
abroad
hence teachers have to make
up some other ways to get
English exposure to their
students.
When students listen and sing
English songs, they are already
being taught the use of the proper
English speech, accent, and
intonation , they also get familiar
with expressions that they learn “
in chunks” from the songs and
increase their levels of grammar
and vocabulary which is needed if
it is wanted them to speak the
language clearly and fluently.

For little children it is advisable to
start with songs for kids in karaoke
Which are slower and contain
simpler English so that they can
sing following the lyrics easily but
When Students become teenagers
they define their taste in music so it
is advisable in this case
to make them choose their favorite
genre and share their own
preferences with the rest of the
class, doing this, Students have the
opportunity to show in some way
“who they are” or the other way
around; the teacher could show
students different kinds of music
that students do not know or are not
used to listen to so that they have
the chance of getting to know music
they did not know that existed.

Nowadays Anglo music has been
spread all over the
world that for teacher it is not
longer an issue to get
useful songs to share inside the
class. There are not
excuses anymore. The benefits
of including music into
the classroom are so many that it
will definitely worth
the effort of making noise.

Here are some tips that could be used by teachers to incorporate music
to their classes.
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- Use each day a different song to greet students in the morning.
- Use a song during transition times such as clean-up time or snack
preparation time.
- Use music to teach letters, shapes, numbers or any other concepts
in the curriculum.
- Make students choose a song they love or hate and make them
describe their feelings about the songs.
- Add music to creative drama and art activities.
- Use music to help children learn about other cultures and other
lands.
- Use music to celebrate special events and holidays.